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Re: portable LaTeX
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Hans Aberg <[log in to unmask]>
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Tue, 15 Dec 1998 12:11:49 +0100
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At 02:52 +0000 1998/12/15, Timothy Murphy wrote:
>On Mon, Dec 14, 1998 at 10:11:03PM +0100, Hans Aberg wrote:
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>> >> >Obviously it has the advantage that it can be translated
>> >> >into other languages, eg PostScript and PDF.

>I simply meant that DVI can be translated into many different formats,
>eg PostScript, PDF, commands for Diablo daisy-wheel printer, etc.
>In that sense it is obviously more versatile than PDF.

But one wants a language that contains as many bells and whistles as is
needed, so that one can ensure that the rendering or use on whatever media
(WWW, paper, information processing tools) is correct.

  Hans Aberg
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